dugout
/ˈdʌɡaʊt/
noun
- A shelter dug into the ground, often used by soldiers for protection or by people as a hiding place.
- They built a small dugout in the backyard as a play fort.
- The old dugout was hidden under a layer of earth and branches.
- The soldiers took cover in a dugout during the bombing.
- A low shelter at the side of a baseball field where players sit when not on the field.
- The coach shouted instructions from the dugout.
- She sat on the bench in the dugout, waiting for her turn to bat.
- Players in the dugout cheered as their teammate hit a home run.
- A boat made by hollowing out a large log.
- He carved a dugout from a cedar log over several weeks.
- The dugout floated steadily even in rough water.
- The indigenous people used a dugout canoe to travel along the river.